Need an idea for a gift

Somewhere I have seen a stitching "Old doctors never die. They just lose their patients." Don't remember where. Frances

I saw a cute little piece of doggerel about doctors many years ago.

Left to itself the lamp of life may flicker At worst the patient sinks in slow decline The doctor takes him by a quicker route And puts him underground before his time.

Another idea. Have you thought of embroidering a female eye? Jim.

What is a female eye and how does it differ from a male eye??????

I'm not sure how much he would appreciate the truth in the poem.

L >

Am I the only one who can tell at a glance the difference between and male eye and a female eye? They are as different as chalk and cheese. Actually, I have a female eye on my list as to another computer generated pattern to do some time in the future. Jim.

I was thinking along those same lines...something like, "I have lots of patients (patience)"

Or how 'bout some instruments, stethoscope, thermometer, scalpel, etc.? I bet you'd be able to find pics of those and make your own pattern. Just use graph paper in your printer and print the pictures right on to that...works great! That's what I did for the reading corner bookmark and the @badge I did (in my webshots stitching album, p.3 ... search for ndjoan).

HTH!

Joan

A bookmark is a good idea, and you can easily adapt any chart for it.

Teresa Wentzler has some nice bookmarks - one is knotwork - which is not too feminine.

at "knotwork bookmark" and "renaissance bookmark" (which is MUCH more work!) How about just his first name in whatever alphabet? I've done several bookmarks with just first name (you can use just first, or first/last) in Celtic lettering, generated by Maybe a bird? There are some nice free bird motifs online. There are some on this site: could easily adapt the ornament on Blue Ribbon Designs into a bookmark. The one that says "May you be blessed with health and happiness" is appropriate! Then add birds or bunnies and trees from that or other ornaments. can use any nice piece of linen, and just do nun's stitch or hemstich all around, then cut out the sides and leave extra on the top/bottom for fringe: HTH!

I have a bunch of the one nighters - trains, rec vehicles and one of "winged things" (which I'm fairly sure has a small plane or two). And one of lighthouses. I'd be happy to let you have any or all to look over

Cheryl

I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE Tia Mary's idea. Thank you for your vision!

I think I have the "winged things" somewhere in my stash. Years ago, DD#1 requested a griffin for her Christmas ornament, and I bought that book for the griffin pattern. Shirley Shone also directed me to some plane charts that I can use.

Great suggestions, folks! Many thanks!!

Sue

Is this the airplane thing we're talking about? I tossed out a bunch of ideas -- which part did you like???? If you say all of them, you think just like MOI -- LOLOL! CiaoMeow >^;;^<

PAX, Tia Mary >^;;^< (RCTQ Queen of Kitties) Angels can't show their wings on earth but nothing was ever said about their whiskers! Visit my Photo albums at

I think we may have been twins, separated at birth...

I liked *all* the ideas...the saying, the trees, the planes. But I think rather than putting the names in the clouds, MAYBE I'll back-stitch it in the exhaust of the plane. Waddya think?

(I remember DD, who has always been a wordsmith, describing the jet trails: "Mommy, that plane is leaving scratches in the sky")

Sue